Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bugiri District have asked respective government agencies to increase efforts to curb counterfeit products, which they say are uncontrollably flooding the market. The residents who were attending consultation meetings about the proposed Anti-Counterfeit Goods Bill-2023 in Bugiri Municipality told URN on Tuesday that …
Read More »UNBS does not have capacity to protect Ugandans against fake goods: MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tourism, Trade and Industries Committee of parliament has slammed the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS for failing to protect consumers against the proliferation of fake goods on the market. UNBS is mandated to enforce standards in the protection of public health, safety and the …
Read More »Gov’t to register suppliers of agro inputs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government plans to register suppliers of agro inputs in order to address counterfeit products. Addressing journalists on Thursday at the Uganda Media Centre, the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, Uganda will work with foreign governments where the companies …
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